The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) |
Each Year DFAT handles 20,000 cases involving Australians in difficulty overseas, which includes:
Daily hospitalisation costs in Southeast Asia regularly exceed $800; return of remains from Europe in excess of $10,000. The cost of medical evacuations from the United States regularly range from $75,000 to $95,000 and sometimes up to $300,000, Bali in which costs have exceeded $60,000. Travellers who are not covered by insurance are personally liable for covering incurred medical and associated costs. Families have been forced to sell off assets, including their superannuation or family homes, to bring loved ones back to Australia for treatment. Each year DFAT also handles over 16,000 cases involving the welfare of Australians who have suffered from the following:
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